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Dorman 4-Position Starter Key Electrical Switch

$2.80

$11

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Amazon has Dorman Starter Key Electrical Switch (85936) on sale for $2.82. Shipping is free with Amazon Prime or on orders $35+.

Thanks to Staff Member phoinix for finding this deal.

Features:
  • 4-Position key switch (ACC, OFF, IGN, START)
  • This switch operates similarly to most key-turned automotive ignition switches
  • Back of the switch has 4 lugs:
    • BAT (common ground or common hot)
    • ACC (accessory lug, for powering the radio)
    • IGN (ignition lug, for powering everything while device is on)
    • Center lug (momentary switch to power starter solenoid when in START position)

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  • About this Offer:
    • This is $5.67 lower (66% savings) than the next lowest price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $8.49.
  • About this Product:
    • This is rated 4.3 out of 5 stars based on over 1,000 ratings at Amazon.
  • About this Store:
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by phoinix | Staff
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Amazon has Dorman Starter Key Electrical Switch (85936) on sale for $2.82. Shipping is free with Amazon Prime or on orders $35+.

Thanks to Staff Member phoinix for finding this deal.

Features:
  • 4-Position key switch (ACC, OFF, IGN, START)
  • This switch operates similarly to most key-turned automotive ignition switches
  • Back of the switch has 4 lugs:
    • BAT (common ground or common hot)
    • ACC (accessory lug, for powering the radio)
    • IGN (ignition lug, for powering everything while device is on)
    • Center lug (momentary switch to power starter solenoid when in START position)

Editor's Notes

Written by RazorConcepts | Staff
  • About this Offer:
    • This is $5.67 lower (66% savings) than the next lowest price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $8.49.
  • About this Product:
    • This is rated 4.3 out of 5 stars based on over 1,000 ratings at Amazon.
  • About this Store:
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

Original Post

Written by phoinix | Staff

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Model: Dorman 85936 Electrical Switches - Specialty - Starter Switches - Key Style Metal -

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Not exactly.
It allows anything electrical to be disconnected with a key.

If the device is always on, then yes. So, if you wired this to a lamp that was turned on, the key would turn it off and on.
However, if you wired it to your TV, it wouldn't turn the TV on. Why? Well, does your TV turn on when it is plugged in or does it still need you to hit the power button?
Cheap enough to buy, and put in my "maybe I'll use it someday" drawer. Thanks OP.
Nissan/Infinity and Kia/Hyundai keyless entry FOBs have been exploitable by relay theft in the recent past. In short, the key FOB is sitting in your house always broadcasting the signal to unlock your car, start the engine, etc and thieves get close enough to your house with a device to amplify the signal to the car sitting in your driveway and then they're off with your car: https://leasing.com/guides/relay-...-avoid-it/
Nissan/Infinity and Kia/Hyundai/Genesis are not the only manufacturers susceptible to relay theft of course. I understand picking on Kia and Hyundai, but not necessarily Nissan/Infinity since the rate of theft for Kia/Hyundai due to this has been more highly publicized following the "Kia Boys" thefts that allowed - number of their cars to be stolen with a usb thumb drive to turn on some car models to the point that some insurance companies would not issue new policies on select vehicles from Kia/Hyundai for a time.

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Needed to add an additional hidden kill switch.
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I saw someone that put one of these on their trac vac....I don't need to do it but I'm absolutely going to.
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Does this effectively allow you to make anything electrical turn on with a key turn?
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Quote from KnowsItToBeTrue :
Does this effectively allow you to make anything electrical turn on with a key turn?
Not exactly.
It allows anything electrical to be disconnected with a key.

If the device is always on, then yes. So, if you wired this to a lamp that was turned on, the key would turn it off and on.
However, if you wired it to your TV, it wouldn't turn the TV on. Why? Well, does your TV turn on when it is plugged in or does it still need you to hit the power button?
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